Finance Committee

Ninety-third Session

Rome, 13 - 17 September 1999

Approval of the Budgets of the Desert
Locust Commissions

INTRODUCTION

1. There are three Desert Locust Commissions currently operated by FAO; the Commission
for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Eastern Region of its Distribution in Southwest
Asia; the Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region; and the
Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in North-West Africa. According to the
"Basic Texts for the Agreement of the Establishment" of each of these
Commissions [Article IV, section 4 Administrative Matters (b)], the Budget of each
Commission should be submitted to the Council (delegated to the Finance Committee) prior
to implementation.

2. The Budgets of the Commissions draw on the funds available in the Trust Fund of each
Commission. The source of these funds is the contributions made by the Member Countries of
the Commission. The Budgets are decided upon at each Commission Session by participating
countries and their level is agreed according to a standard budget. The amount of the
contributions received and any unspent balances that may have been carried forward from
previous years may also be taken into account.

3. While in principle a Session of each Commission is held once per year, in practice
the timing of each Commission's Session is adjusted to fit with various meetings involving
the Desert Locust and to the intensity of Desert Locust activities. Normally the Session
approves the budget for the current year and for the next year.

4. The Budgets submitted here are the budgets approved by the Commission Sessions held
at the end of 1998 and so far in 1999 or which follow the standard level of budget which
is usually utilized. (see Appendix A - Southwest Asia Commission; Appendix B - Central
Region Commission; Appendix C - North-West Africa Commission).

APPENDIX A

FAO COMMISSION FOR
CONTROLLING THE DESERT LOCUST
IN THE EASTERN REGION OF ITS DISTRIBUTION IN SOUTHWEST ASIA

TRUST FUND BUDGET

Budget Line

1999

2000

2001

Item

(approved)

(approved)

(indicative)

11.5

Consultants

8,000

7,000

7,000

2000

Duty Travel

26,500

15,000

15,000

3000

Contracts

14,000

1,810

1,810

4000

General Operating Expenses

28,022

2,000

2,000

5000

Expendable Equipment

16,000

7,000

7,000

6000

Non-expendable Equipment

60,000

20,000

20,000

8000

Training

21,000

12,000

12,000

9100

Support Costs

16,478

6,265

6,265

Unallocated balance

-

375

375

TOTAL

190,000

71,450

71,450

APPENDIX B

FAO COMMISSION FOR
CONTROLLING THE DESERT LOCUST IN THE CENTRAL REGION